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10-17-12 | 06:07 PM

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redeyedtreefr0g

Mrs. Hop-along

Joined: Oct 2009

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From: Seville, FL

Bikes: Ladies Schwinn Super Sport and Gateway

My husband is against the entire idea of taking the trip, but my mom is game for trying to cycle it with me. Maybe my parents will have to do a round-robin deal to take breaks- they likely don't have the ability to do the whole thing.

Not sure I do...

As for the doggies, they are mostly my responsibility. They are like children, and while my husband might not (probably won't) want to go with me, I'd rather plan on taking them, having them ready to ride. If I were to ever tour cross-country they would have to accompany me anyway.
Plus, if anything were to happen to one of our dogs while our roommate was away at work (with the only currently functional vehicle), it would be nice to know that I could take them to the vet without added stress of them not having a clue what was going on.

Average temperatures don't look too bad, but I suppose its a complete toss-up of what the weather might actually be like that far out. Other than Googling "average climate/weather/temperature" I have no idea how to get more information.

And lastly- I think sleeping most of an entire 24-hour period is a good way to kick a cold to the curb. At least, it seems to be that way for this one. I went to work yesterday afternoon as mentioned, but today I woke up and didn't even need Theraflu. The ride was fine, and I fought the wind home. 15mph gusting to 34. After a snack I did 90 minutes of P90X Yoga, then ate lunch and went back to work. My husband is working (ie, not home to worry if I show up late, haha!), so I told my roommate my plans, he said to go nuts, so I used a Googlemap on my phone with rough recollection of the route toyed with, and...

I just took the long way home for a round trip of 13 miles!!! 4.5 to work, 8.4 back. I thought it was longer, but oh well. I feel normal now (an hour later) but when I first got home I felt simply fantastic. I'm just a little bit proud of that accomplishment, and it wasn't even that hard! I loved the new scenery. I got to use bike paths nearly the entire way, and a bike lane for the last bit. I did NOT have to walk up the hill! I dunno how big it was, but it sure looked intimidating coming up on it. I laid out on my handlebars due to the wind,, stared at the road directly in front of me (not cross streets to worry about) and just kept going. I went to the easiest gear I own, but I made it.

Hooray!!!!

my bike!

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